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Synonyms for fluorescent

a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp

emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source

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brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light

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Just how a fluorescent substance might preserve light direction is itself extremely blurry.
There is an LED replacement now for an incandescent lamp, the cost is high, but you know, 15-30 years ago, the cost for replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs was around $7 per fluorescent light bulb, now it's like $1.
Aim is the development of synthetic material higher protection class luminaires [1] which can be deployed in an energy efficient manner also at low temperatures in the range of +30 [degrees]C to -10 [degrees]C in moving air in connection with three-band fluorescent lamps of the type T5/16 mm.
THERE ARE TWO MAIN POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT HANDLING USED FLUORESCENT LAMPS ...
The impact of this technology is considered so high that the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was most recently awarded to scientists that discovered and further developed the first green fluorescent protein that was applied as cellular marker.
In China, Panasonic Electric Works is aiming to increase monthly sales of its energy-saving, long-life Twin Pa fluorescent lighting system more than fivefold to 10,000 units in fiscal 2010.
As reported in this space earlier this year, some key retailers, including Home Depot and Wal-Mart, have made it clear that they intend to push compact fluorescent bulbs.
Cavotec ME, the Middles East's exclusive distributor of Aura Light International AB, the global leader in Long Life lighting technology, today announces the launch of compact fluorescent lamps, as part of their Long Life light source series.
has launched the first product in a series of patented light emitting diode (LED) tubes that are designed to directly replace standard T-8 and T-12 fluorescent tubes.
Manufacturers and retailers set up Monday a council for promoting the household use of fluorescent bulbs to save energy and make a contribution toward mitigating global warming.
Under the settlement, Caliper acquired the right to sublicense AntiCancer's fluorescent protein optical imaging patents, and AntiCancer acquired the right to sublicense Caliper's optical imaging patents in the field of fluorescent protein imaging to a specified annual number of third parties.
Topics include staining and visualization of beta-galactosidase in mouse embryos and tissues, immunohistochemical detection of beta-galactosidase or green fluorescent protein on tissue sections, reporter gene expression in murine airways, 3D analysis of molecular signals with episcopic imaging techniques, fluorescent proteins for cell biology, detection of green fluorescent protein during nervous system developments in Drosophila melanogaster, autofluorescent proteins for flow cytometry, fluorescent protein reporter systems for single-cell measurements, subcellular imaging of cancer cells in live mice, noninvasive imaging of molecular events with bioluminescent reporter genes in living subjects and green fluorescent protein as a tracer in chimeric tissues.
While the Australian Government's move to phase out incandescent light bulbs in favour of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) by 2010 has been welcomed as an important initiative against global warming, concern has been raised that discarded fluorescent lights bring a new environmental problem--higher levels of poisonous mercury in landfill.
Stuart Schneider is the author of 18 books, counting this one, on collectibles (flashlights, cigarette lighters, ballpoint pens, Halloween costumes and many others just as unpredictable), and now he has produced a colorful, likable, informally written paperback volume for collectors of fluorescent minerals, with strong emphasis on fluorescent specimens from the Franklin-Sterling Hill mines and the Andover-area mines of northern New Jersey, where Schneider lives.
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